Vinyl pressings
by Tom Browne · 1980
Love Approach was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
GRP 5008 SA STERLINGEtching Side A
GRP 5008 SB STERLINGEtching Side B
GRP 5008 SA CP2 STERLING SXT 8X SIvar. 2 side A runout etched
GRP 5008 SB CP3 SXT C STERLING ISvar. 2 side B runout etched
15 GRP 5008 SA CP1 A8Side A etchings
15 GRP 5008 SB CS4Side B etchings
STERLINGBoth sides, stamped in runout
GRP 5502 SASide A label
GRP 5008 SA STERLINGEtching Side A
GRP 5008 SB STERLINGEtching Side B
GRP 5008 SA CP2 STERLING SXT 8X SIvar. 2 side A runout etched
GRP 5008 SB CP3 SXT C STERLING ISvar. 2 side B runout etched
GRP 5008 SA CPI STERLINGEtching Side A
GRP 5008 SB CPI STERLINGEtching Side B
GRP 5008 SA GP1 B STERLING T 1SSide A runout
GRP 5008 SB CS1 SXT B STERLING 1SSide B runout
GRP 5008 SASide A label
GRP 5008 SBSide B label
GRP 5008 SA CP1 A10 ISRunout A, etched
GRP 5008 SB CS1 A6 ISRunout B, etched
STERLINGRunouts A&B, stamped
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Arista GRP GRP 5502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Brazil | Arista 202 901 / Arista GRP 202 901First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Canada | Arista GRP GRP 5502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Germany | Arista 202 901First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Arista GRP 5008 / Arista GRP 5008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Greece | ARISTA GRP 6483262 / ARISTA GRP 6483 262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Arista 6483262 / Arista 6483 262First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista GRP 25RS-98First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Japan | Arista GRP 25RS-98First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Arista 202.901 / Arista 202 901/5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Arista 202.901 / Arista 202 901/5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Arista 202.901 / Arista 202 901/5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Arista GRP 5008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | Arista GRP GRP 5008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | Arista GRP GRP 5008 / Arista GRP 5008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ARISTA GRP GRP 5502LP, Album | LP, Album |
29 vinyl pressings of Love Approach are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Arista GRP GRP 5008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GRP 5008, GRP 5502, 202 901, 6483262) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GRP 5008 SA STERLING and GRP 5008 SB STERLING. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
